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Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan

Is there a link for the full context of Brouwer's quote?

The original quote?

https://calgaryherald.com/sports/hoc...ohnny-gaudreau

Some say the team should have done a better job protecting Gaudreau from a steady diet of composite products all night. Others suggest the league is at fault for not cracking down more on timber treatment star players have been getting for decades.

“It’s an unfortunate circumstance,” said Brouwer, who has made a living out of administering the same sort of abuse to every star player he’s ever faced.

“I know in my game I give a lot of top players good whacks and stuff. You obviously don’t want to let it be happening to your team, but star players are going to be keyed on. It’s no different than what we do (to the opposition).”

“He’s still going to get slashed – that’s still going to happen,” said Brouwer of the ancient age of nuclear deterrents.

“You can’t protect guys against every little thing that happens on the ice. You can stand up for him, but fighting isn’t as prevalent in the NHL as it was, so as a result guys are going to get those extra whacks. You can go talk to (the offenders) but at the end of the day if a guy on the other team that’s giving him a whack doesn’t want to fight you’re not going to be able to fight him.”